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Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether TikTok is failing to protect children from harmful content.

The UK economy grew by 0.1% in May, according to the final set of official figures ahead of Rachel Reeves's widely expected departure as chancellor.

Newborn babies across England will be tested for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) - a rare condition which causes progressive muscle wastage - from the end of this year, the Department of Health has announced.

The UK government is working on a ban on imports and exports to illegal Israeli settlements, the trade minister confirmed on Wednesday morning.

Henry Nowak's killer confessed to stabbing the teenager multiple times as he travelled in a police van with his brother just days after the murder.

A University of Aberdeen employee has been arrested and charged over social media comments about the death of Ann Widdecombe.

Japanese authorities have captured a bear following a multi-day search that saw nearly 100 schools close.

Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders star Sam Neill died from pneumonia after beating cancer, his agent said.

A mother who fears her teenage son may have died following an online challenge gone wrong has welcomed a High Court decision to order a new inquest into his death.

All teenagers in Britain should be offered free vaccinations against deadly meningitis, government advisers recommended.

Thousands of people have been told to leave more than a million acres of wilderness as wildfires spread.

Meta is rolling out a new safety feature that will see parents alerted if their teenager discusses suicide or self-harm with Instagram's built-in AI chatbot.

British Steel has been taken into public ownership in the "national interest", the government has announced.

Emergency crews have contained a wildfire in the UK's largest national park – with the blaze currently affecting a near four-mile wide area.

Thames Water has warned funding is due to dry up by November and further money will be dependent on the views of incoming PM Andy Burnham, as its major lenders seek to shore up its financial future.

The average advertised private rent on a home in Britain has reached a record £1,397 per month, according to Rightmove.

Former Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills was the BBC's highest earner until he was sacked in March, latest figures reveal.

A cross-party group of MPs has told prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham he should allow councils to increase council tax by as much as they want.